Originally posted by rs7
Thunderbolt. For what it is worth, here is my take on this whole thing.
I don't know that anyone here; not Axeman, not Daniel, certainly not myself; is going to try and PROVE that there is no God. We all admit we don't know.
You, however, DO KNOW there is a God. And no one here can dispute this, for, as I have said, we don't know, and if you are right about there being a God, that's cool with us. Because a just God will be happy with us for living our lives without harming others. Or forcing our beliefs on others.
What we do disagree with, is your using the BIBLE as PROOF. The Bible is not PROOF of anything. It is a book. It is a collection of parables and fables. It is not history. It is not factual. And most importantly, although we do not know who the original authors (plural) were, we do know that it was NOT written by the God it refers to. This should make it irrelevant in a debate about religion. You are talking about your BELIEFS, which is fine. But you think your BELIEFS can be used to prove something. They cannot.
Can (for example) Axeman's beliefs prove anything to you? Why should your BELIEFS prove anything to anyone else?
Your arguments really do tend to go over the edge. The "calendar" argument was a classic. Do you know how many different calendars there are still in use today?
You are preaching here. You are not making any logical arguments. Do you realize that?
I respect you for holding your beliefs sacred. That is a good thing for you obviously. But your beliefs do nothing to make your "arguments" strong. They actually weaken your position. Because you are not using any logic whatsoever. I hope you can see this, but I have a strong sense that you cannot.
Peace,
rs7
WELL SAID RS7. YOU KNOW IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO WHETHER OR NOT ONE IS TRULY RATIONAL. FOR INSTANCE "DARK" SEEMS SO RATIONAL ON THE SURFACE BUT HE ISNT REALLY. THUNDDOLT ON THE OTHER HAND WAS NEVER RATIONAL. HE WAS BORN A MORON.
"MAN IS NOT A RATIONAL CREATURE MERELY CAPABLE OF IT" (WELL, SOME OF US ANYWAY LOL)
rs7